The "chocobo," Squaresoft's cute, cuddly yellow bird
classically used for transportation since early on in the Final Fantasy
series, is set to star four upcoming games. Square seems to also have
adopted the bird as their mascot, although the chocobo has for long been
identified as one of the main elements of Squaresoft's games.

As mentioned just recently on RPGamer, the first
chocobo title is a sequel to Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon, tenatively
titled "Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon Adventures." More information on
the game has been revealed, and we now know that Chocobo will have a
sidekick join him in his adventures: a moogle named "Mowgli." The engine
of the game will remain similar, but will sport improvements such as
elevated terrain in the overworld, more dungeons, and improved visuals.
The game is expected to be released in Japan before the end of the year.

Also reported previously was that another chocobo title
is on its way, tenatively titled "Chocobo Racing." Chocobos are raced in
the game similar to the mini-game in Final Fantasy VII, but with far more
variety and vastly improved visuals. But that's not all! Square Co. of
Japan also announced two more chocobo titles after these. Although what
these may be have not been revealed, Square did mention that they would
be across multiple genres not currently occupied. "Chocobo de Battle" is
a SGI-powered experiment that the company conducted recently. Could a
variation of this be in the works? Look for more info as it comes.